"strange areas that seem a million miles from bowls and pans and flowerheads: from European Community Council directives and regulations, to official inspections, quality control, British Standards, fire insurance."

Still, some things are stranger than others, and this particular inspection feels quite homely. It's only signing off on what we have always done. The Bach Centre garden has remained wild and natural and organic - and animal- and environmentally-friendly - since Dr Bach worked on it in the 1930s.